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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.

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2. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.

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3. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






4. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






5. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.






6. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






7. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.






8. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U






9. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






10. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






11. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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12. efines units.






13. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






14. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






15. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






16. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






17. U = W / D Work divided by duration.






18. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






19. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






20. ______ link Summary Tasks.






21. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






22. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






23. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






24. File -> Info -> Organizer. Access global mpt - delete views - etc. (ADD MORE)






25. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






26. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.






27. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






28. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






29. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






30. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






31. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






32. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units






33. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.






34. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






35. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.






36. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






37. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






38. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






39. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






40. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






41. Appears: day means: day






42. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






43. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






44. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






45. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.






46. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






47. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






48. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.






49. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






50. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.